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Pine City Elementary School Sixth Grade |
Social Studies | State/Local History | International Education | Language | Reading | Math | Computer | Social Skills and Homework Expectations | Health | Problem Solving | Important Events
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First Name |
Last Name |
Telephone |
eMail Address |
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Dave |
Johnson |
629-4262 |
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Jane |
Jones |
629-4273 |
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| Jared | Polzine | 629-4276 | jpolzine@pinecity.k12.mn.us |
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Mary Jane |
Thompson |
629-4272 |
Students will....
• recognize important civilizations, characteristics, figures and events in the early history of the world
• cite some reasons why people form governments
• identify groups representing the continents of the world
• describe some of the functions of groups in different cultures, indicating how and why these functions change
• describe similarities and differences among economics of the world
• differentiate among the functions of national, state, county and local government
• review map the globe skills
• understand the consumer’s role in money management.
Students will..
• differentiate among the functions of state, county and local government
• visit Minnesota’s State Capitol to reinforce state history
Students will...
• become experts on one country in the world in which they will do mapping and writing projects
Students will...
• identify parts of speech and use them in written and oral communication
• write in complete sentences with correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
• write paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting details for the main idea
• use the writing process when completing compositions (prewriting, drafting, revising, publishing)
• deliver oral interpretations in front of an audience and demonstrate good listening skills
Students will...
• use appropriate basic skills for narrative and expository reading
• apply multiple meanings of words
• expand vocabulary through use of context, discussion, and dictionary
• apply reading strategies for monitoring comprehension when reading alone, with a partner, or in cooperative groups
• use research information to summarize, categorize, and outline main ideas and details
• apply thinking strategies of recall, analysis, inference, synthesis, and drawing conclusions
• use the writing process to clarify comprehension
• explain self-awareness through role- playing, drama, and poetry
Required Reading by Houghton Mifflin Reading Students:
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Hatchet
Holes
Maniac Magee
Where the Red Fern Grows
Tuck Everlasting
Houghton Mifflin
• Whole number, decimals, algebra
• Fractions and decimals
• Measurement
• Integers and algebra
• Geometry
• Ratio, proportion, percent, and probability
• Geometry and measurement
• Rational numbers and algebra
Students will...
• use the computer for research and word processing
Students are expected to be prompt and prepared for all classes; respect authority, property and the rights of others; and to display a concern for learning and show appropriate social skills. If expectations are not met students may be assigned 40 minutes after school detention and/or required to fill out a Student Behavior Plan, in which parents will be notified. The average sixth grader should have 0-30 minutes of homework per night. Work time is given during each class. Teachers need advance notice for any make-up work to be picked up due to illness or family vacations. Two days are given for each missed day to complete make-up work.
Our Promotion/Retention Policy in Sixth Grade requires that all work be completed at sixth grade standards before entrance into junior high. If work isn’t completed by the end of the year, students will be assigned summer school.
Students will gain health knowledge using McGraw-Hill Health Series covering these topics:
• Personal Health
• Growth & development
• Family & social health
• Disease prevention & control
• Alcohol, tobacco, & drugs
• Safety & injury prevention
In order to compete economically with other advanced societies, we need to develop mathematically literate citizens who creatively solve problems, and make decisions. All sixth grade students will study and practice a variety of problem solving strategies that may be used in an organized manner to analyze and solve problems. Some strategies covered are guess and test, logic, making a table, simulations, and working backwards.
Sixth Grade Health Day
Women in Technology
6th Grade Ski Trip
6th Grade trip to State Capital & OMNI